A conversation with Congressman Jim Himes (part 1)

Last week in Norwalk, Congressman Jim Himes sat down and answered a wide range of questions from myself and other bloggers. From the situation in Egypt, to his reflections on his reelection and the currant state of the new Congress, pretty much everything was on the table during the 90 minute interview.

Here the first batch of video highlights from the interview.

The New Congress.

I asked Congressman Himes for his opinion on the his new role as a member of the minority party in the House of Representatives.



Guns

Recently Congressman Himes is a introduced The Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (H.R. 308), which would ban the selling of high capacity gum magazines such as the one use during the assassination attempt of Congresswoman Gabriele Giffords. I asked Congressman Himes to elaborate on the bill and his thoughts on the chances of it being approved by the new Congress.



Egypt

As developments in Egypt seems to change by the minute, I asked the Congressman to give his thoughts on the Obama administration's response to the situation.



Oil subsidies
During his State of the Nation address, President Barack Obama called for an end to oil subsidies. I asked Congressman Himes to give his take on the President's proposal...



...as a follow-up, I asked Congressman Himes to explain why the GOP's rhetoric about cutting spending during last year's campaign doesn't match their record as the new majority in the House of Representatives.